I loved this book. I really enjoyed the writing. Sasha is a single mom, in charge of the drop off and pick up for her two kids. Ethan is a newly divorced dad, who is now sometimes participating in pick up. There’s another mom, an old acquaintance of Sasha, who watches all the school activities and judges everyone, especially Sasha. It took me a little while to get used to the three-person point of view. Sasha keeps getting thrown in Ethan’s orbit, and the enemies to lovers is fun, especially their time together on an almost deserted island. I would definitely read another book from this author. (9)
Jennifer and Scott are work rivals at a publishing company. He scoffs at her favorite fantasy series, so she’s shocked to see him at a week-long fantasy immersion vacation. Enemies to lovers, always fun. I love this duo’s writing style, like the line about Princess Bride-ing it down a hill and other clever turns of phrases. I’ll read whatever they write just for that. I liked how they incorporated the fantasy world, Elytheum, into the story, even if it was a bit over-the-top and unrealistic. I’m not a big fantasy reader, and I wasn’t sure what a fae is (Google confirms my thought that it’s like a fairy), but I could appreciate how ingrained the series is into Jennifer’s life. I liked Jennifer and Scott’s interactions, for the most part. I think the biggest flaw is that the only thing really keeping the characters apart is their suspicion and fear. Which got a little repetitive. And Jennifer’s self reflections got a bit tedious for me. All in all it was a cute read. I liked t...
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